Torodora babeana

Torodora babeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species: T. babeana
Binomial name
Torodora babeana
K.T.Park, 2007

Torodora babeana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in northern Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The ground color of the forewings is shiny golden brown, often with large yellowish triangular or elongate patch near two thirds of the inner margin. The hindwings are pale yellowish brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the geographic locality of four of the paratypes, Ba Bể, Vietnam.

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